Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer awareness and research support for Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. Lee stars in the TLC's medical reality series "Dr. Pimple Popper™" and has a successful practice in California. She completed her dermatology residency at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield in 2003. The lively physician entertained guests with stories of her formative years as a young doctor new to the Midwest and the discovery

Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer awareness and research support for Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. Lee stars in the TLC's medical reality series "Dr. Pimple Popper™" and has a successful practice in California. She completed her dermatology residency at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield in 2003. The lively physician entertained guests with stories of her formative years as a young doctor new to the Midwest and the discovery

Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer awareness and research support for Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. Lee stars in the TLC's medical reality series "Dr. Pimple Popper™" and has a successful practice in California. She completed her dermatology residency at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield in 2003. The lively physician entertained guests with stories of her formative years as a young doctor new to the Midwest and the discovery

Clinical Specialties The providers of the Neuroscience Institute at SIU care for patients with complex brain and spine disorders in these specialty areas: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Epilepsy Brain and spinal tumors Neuromuscular medicine Parkinson’s disease Vascular neurology/neurosurgery (stroke) Neurocritical care Neurocognitive disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders Pediatric neurology Child psychiatry Spine disorders Peripheral nerve disorders Brain and spinal trauma Anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders Mood disorders Schizophrenia Geriatric psychiatry We provide

Classes and programs are held in-person and virtually. Cancer patients, survivors and/or caregivers can attend classes at no cost, regardless of where they are receiving treatment. No registration is necessary. To receive links for virtual classes, please email simmons@siumed.edu . Monday and Wednesday classes Pilates 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Pilates emphasizes maintaining the natural spinal curves while strengthening the core muscles and teaching students proper stabilization and alignment of all joints. Students must be comfortable getting up and down from the floor. Yoga 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a

We have the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary fertility center in Central Illinois dedicated to the treatment and care of infertile couples. Our clinic is unique in that we use a team approach for the female AND male patient to delineate the cause(s) of their infertility. Since 2009, the mission of the SIU Fertility and IVF Center is to assist patients in Central and Southern Illinois to accomplish their goal of conceiving a baby. Our physicians are board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Urology. In addition, the physicians and their

SIU Medicine accepts most major medical insurance plans. Infertility coverage varies greatly among insurance companies and individual plans. Upon scheduling an appointment, you will be asked to fax a copy of your insurance card(s) to our clinic. Our financial counselor will make contact with your insurance carrier to determine your fertility benefits and will then advise you of those benefits prior to your appointment. For patients with limited or no fertility insurance benefits, we offer self-pay treatment options. Self-pay options are payable at the time services are rendered and must be